UNM vs. CNO, PFG, SEIC, NNN, FRT, ALLY, ORI, CBSH, EWBC, and COLD
Should you be buying Unum Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Unum Group include CNO Financial Group (CNO), Principal Financial Group (PFG), SEI Investments (SEIC), National Retail Properties (NNN), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Ally Financial (ALLY), Old Republic International (ORI), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), East West Bancorp (EWBC), and Americold Realty Trust (COLD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Unum Group vs.
Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) and CNO Financial Group (NYSE:CNO) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends and earnings.
Unum Group pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CNO Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Unum Group pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNO Financial Group pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
79.6% of Unum Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of CNO Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Unum Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of CNO Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CNO Financial Group received 3 more outperform votes than Unum Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.17% of users gave CNO Financial Group an outperform vote while only 46.37% of users gave Unum Group an outperform vote.
Unum Group has higher revenue and earnings than CNO Financial Group. Unum Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNO Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Unum Group had 10 more articles in the media than CNO Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Unum Group and 7 mentions for CNO Financial Group. CNO Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Unum Group's score of 0.59 indicating that CNO Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Unum Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNO Financial Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
CNO Financial Group has a net margin of 11.09% compared to Unum Group's net margin of 10.96%. Unum Group's return on equity of 13.14% beat CNO Financial Group's return on equity.
Unum Group currently has a consensus target price of $46.50, suggesting a potential upside of 23.67%. CNO Financial Group has a consensus target price of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.66%. Given Unum Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Unum Group is more favorable than CNO Financial Group.
Summary
Unum Group and CNO Financial Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UNM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Unum Group Competitors List
